Question

Identify the plural form of the following noun: baby
a) babys
b) babies
c) baby's
d) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Baby is a neutral gender noun, used to refer to both male and female infants or a very young born. It is often used for newborn human infants and can also mean immature.

Complete Step by Step Answer:

Most of the plural forms, in standard English end with -s or -es. But babys isn’t the correct plural form of baby and hence it is marked out. Baby’s is used when you show possession. Example: The baby's clothes got soaked in the rain as everyone was sleeping. It doesn’t signify a plural noun form and hence is incorrect.

Babies is the term used to refer to more than one infant or very young born. English nouns that end with a 'y' after a consonant, the 'y' changes to 'i' along with the addition of 'es' when forming a plural form. It is the most common way to change the noun form from singular to plural.

Example: Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to bring up the babies in the cities, where the pollution is increasing everyday.

Note: If there is a consonant before 'y' then the plural form has -ies whereas if there is a vowel before 'y' the plural form has -s added.